analgesia

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analgesia

/ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/ UK
/ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒi.zi.ə/ US
/-ʒi.ə/ US
/-ʒə/ US

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Learned borrowing from New Latin analgēsia. By surface analysis, an- + algesia.

noun analgesias · antalgesia

uncountable The inability to feel pain. epidural analgesia
Similar: analgia
countable, uncountable A process or the act of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain. This office procedure is quick and straightforward, but it does require some analgesia.
Similar: pain relief
broadly, countable, metonymically, often, proscribed, uncountable A medication that performs this action: one that relieves pain. apply an analgesia
Similar: analgesic

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noun inability to feel pain

Español	analgesia
Português	analgesia, analgia
Français	analgésie, analgie
Deutsch	Analgesie
Italiano	analgesia
Русский	анальгезия analʹgezija

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@misc{analgesia_2026,
  title = {analgesia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/analgesia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}